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'New' Republican Healthcare Plan Sticks It To Everyone Except Insurance Companies. Republicans loved the Affordable Care Act, when it was proposed by the Heritage Foundation and when it was known as Romneycare.

That all changed when Barack Obama proposed it. Suddenly, the healthcare plan Republicans proposed as an alternate to Bill Clinton’s attempt at healthcare reform became “socialized medicine” and a host of other terms that Republicans clearly don’t understand. For example, it isn’t “government run health care” when the insurers, hospitals, pharmacies and clinics are privately owned and healthcare providers are not government employees. Naturally, calling it government run healthcare scares people.

Photography. Obama admin will no longer defend federal marriage act in court. From NBC's Pete WilliamsIn a major reversal, the Obama administration has notified Congress that it will no longer defend the federal law that says marriage can exist only between a man and a woman.

Attorney General Eric Holder says he has recommended, and the president has agreed, that the law unconstitutionally discriminates against same-sex couples who are legally married but whose status is not recognized by the federal government. "Given a number of factors, including a documented history of discrimination," Holder wrote in a statement, the administration has concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation must be subject to a higher constitutional standard than ordinary laws. And the federal Defense of Marriage Act does not meet that test, he says. Read the full statement here. Here's the immediate practical effect of this change:
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Nine Shamelessly Hypocritical Leaders - Culture. 423_motivational_sorry.jpg on VivaPixel. Bp_2.jpg from msrcsites.co.uk. Most Wanted War Criminals.